Section 287-E:6 Licenses.


   I. Bingo licenses shall only be issued to charitable organizations which meet the requirements of RSA 287-E:5 and paragraph II of this section.
   II. Except as provided in RSA 287-E:10-13, bingo licenses may be issued to a charitable organization to conduct bingo games only under the following conditions:
      (a) No more than one license shall be issued to a charitable organization per calendar month, and the license shall permit no more than 10 game dates of bingo in one calendar month, and in no more than one town or city which has authorized bingo games under RSA 287-E:27. The license shall expire on the last game date authorized under said license.
      (b) The provisions of subparagraph II(a) notwithstanding, a license may be issued to a charitable organization per fiscal year, and the license shall permit no more than 10 game dates of bingo in one calendar month and no more than 120 game dates of bingo in one calendar year. The license shall expire on the last game date authorized under the license. Charitable organizations electing to receive an annual license under this paragraph shall be ineligible to receive concurrently a monthly license under subparagraph II(a), and charitable organizations licensed under subparagraph II(a) shall be ineligible to receive concurrently an annual license under this subparagraph.
      (c) A license shall authorize games at specific times on specific dates at specific locations and may authorize bingo games to be conducted at carnivals.
      (d) No more than 2 licensed charitable organizations may conduct bingo games at any one location on any specified date.
      (e) A license shall not be transferable.

Source. 1983, 417:1. 1986, 67:1. 1987, 321:2. 1991, 271:1. 1995, 300:3, eff. Aug. 20, 1995. 1998, 59:3, eff. May 12, 1998.